The project explores the development of a culturally sensitive stand-up comedy robot designed to perform live comedy while adapting its humour to diverse social and cultural contexts. The aim is not only to entertain, but also to examine how humour functions as a social tool in human–robot interaction and how robots can engage audiences respectfully across different cultural settings. Through this approach, the project highlights the potential of creative robotics to support inclusive, context-aware communication and to expand the role of robots within artistic and social environments.

–Culturally Sensitive Stand-up Comedian Robot performance by Michael Wong Kam during Creative Robotics Performance Stage at University of the Arts London CCI, 20 June 2025:

– Paper:

M. W. Kam, H. Samani, S. Akhond, C. Premachandra, V. Lalioti (2025) Culturally Sensitive Stand-up Comedian Robot, 17th International Conference on Social Robotics (ICSR 25), Naples, Italy, 10-12 Sep 2025. Paper Link

– Presentation of the above paper by Michael at ICSR 2025, Naples, Italy: